Sadly it’s been a less than perfect driving day with torrential rain and low cloud. Which is immensely sad as we left Courmayeur this morning, touched on France briefly through Chamonix and Col de la Forclaz, and into Switzerland. It’s been a stunning route, as I well know having driven this many times in sunny weather, but hardly anyone has been able to enjoy it, as the low cloud has hampered visibility. Also most people have been mopping up and bailing out – E-types are not exactly the most waterproof of cars, even the fixed head coupes.

However, many of us stopped in Martigny to enjoy the car museum and Monet exhibition at Fondation Pierre Gianadda, before pressing on to the Ollon-Villars hill climb and over the Col de la Croix to Les Diablerets. The mountains get smaller and more open as we head towards the pre-alpes. Next stop was Gruyeres, the gorgeous, medieval hilltop town, known for its eponymous cheese. Fondue for lunch followed by visits to the cheese factory, and then the delicious Cailler chocolate factory for dessert. The Swiss dairy industry was well-supported by us all.

Open plains beckoned as we drove north to lovely Fribourg and on to Murten (where we return tomorrow), before rounding Lake Neuchatel to the city of Neuchatel, where we’re staying for 2 nights, right on the lake edge. Dinner tonight is in the restaurant overlooking the harbour, and the skies have cleared and the sun is out. And the cars have a chance to dry out.

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